With Yael Benn and colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan University, we took part in The British Academy Ideas Festival in London (June 2026).
Our exhibit was entitled 'I speak therefore I think?' and examined whether words and sentences are necessary for sophisticated thinking. An animation on the background to the research can be accessed at: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/health-and-education/research/projects/language-of-thought
Photo: from left - Yael Benn; Rebecca Nelson; Rosemary Varley; Leela Noon
